5/29/2013 |
Pedroia playing through thumb ligament tearHeading into Wednesday's contest against the Phillies, Dustin Pedroia had a .332 batting average and a 1.000 fielding percentage while starting every game. Not bad for a guy who has been playing with a complete tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb -- an injury that was sustained on Opening Day.

5/29/2013 |
Teixeira, Youkilis could return to Yankees on FridayVeteran Yankees infielders Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis are expected to join the club Friday for the series opener vs. the Red Sox if all goes well in their rehab game with Double-A Trenton on Thursday.

5/29/2013 |
Beckham to resume rehab stint with CharlotteGordon Beckham will resume his Minor League rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday after being shut down last Friday while experiencing ongoing soreness in his surgically repaired left hand.

5/29/2013 |
Young on bereavement list; prospect Hernandez upThe Phillies placed Michael Young on the bereavement list Wednesday. He must miss a minimum of three days. He can miss a maximum of seven. The Phils recalled Triple-A Lehigh Valley second baseman Cesar Hernandez to take his place for a few days.

5/29/2013 |
Buchholz again pushed back; next start uncertainThe Red Sox have altered their plan on Clay Buchholz. The righty was tentatively supposed to start a three-game weekend series with the Yankees on Friday in New York. It now appears that Sunday will be the earliest Buchholz returns from a right AC joint injury that prevented him from taking the ball against the Phillies on Monday.

5/29/2013 |
Phillies estimate mid-June return for UtleyThe Phillies said last week Chase Utley's strained right oblique would take two to four weeks to heal. They were optimistic he would need just two. But Utley still feels soreness in the oblique, so the club said Wednesday he is going to need more time than that. The club estimates he will be back sometime in mid-June.

5/29/2013 |
Durfee finds calling sending kids to gamesGreg Durfee created the Youth Cancer Baseball Tour in 2005, beginning in California, where he lived at the time. He has since added Colorado to his annual event, and in this, its ninth year, he is hoping to expand the tour's horizons east, possibly beginning with an event surrounding the All-Star Game.

5/29/2013 |
Amateur Prospect League stars to face CanadaFor the second consecutive year, Canada's 18-and-under Junior National team will travel to the Dominican Republic to take on some of the island's top talent playing in Major League Baseball's Amateur Prospect League.

5/29/2013 |
Lawrie heads to DL with left ankle sprainThe Blue Jays on Wednesday placed Brett Lawrie on the 15-day DL with a left ankle sprain and promoted Todd Redmond, Neil Wagner and Juan Perez from Triple-A.

5/29/2013 |
Segura third Brewer to collect six-pack of hitsSecond-year Brewers shortstop Jean Segura could not remember collecting six hits in a game. Not in his burgeoning Major League career, not in the Minors, not on the sandlots in the Dominican Republic. "Never," Segura said. "Only Nintendo." Never, until an otherwise deflating 6-5 loss to the Twins in extra innings Tuesday.

5/29/2013 |
Dodgers roll Angels behind Ryu's two-hitterHyun-Jin Ryu pitched a two-hitter and Luis Cruz slugged his first homer of the year as the Dodgers took both games of the home half of this week's Freeway Series against the Angels with a 3-0 win on Tuesday night.

5/29/2013 |
A's back Parker to win fifth straight gameAgain the A's received a dominant performance from their starter. Again their offense did just enough to help out. Again they won. That this victory, a 6-3 decision, came in front of a sold-out home crowd, against the cross-Bay rival Giants with a hint of pride involved, well, that just made it even sweeter.

5/29/2013 |
Gyorko smacks sixth homer of May to back VolquezJedd Gyorko and Alexi Amarista each hit home runs and Edinson Volquez worked deeper than he has all season to lift the Padres to a 6-1 victory Tuesday over the Mariners at Safeco Field.

5/28/2013 |
Wright in middle of Mets' comeback against MoThe Mets honored Mariano Rivera. They gave the ball to Matt Harvey. But there's a basic truth that's never far away at Citi Field: it's always David Wright's house. The Mets captain delivered the game-tying hit off Rivera, then scored the winning run.

5/28/2013 |
Yankees face tough decision with OverbayThe Yankees are going to have some tough decisions to make in the next few days with Mark Teixeira nearing a return, and Lyle Overbay is making it even tougher on them.

5/28/2013 |
Papelbon shuts down former mates at Fenway ParkBefore Jonathan Papelbon could shut the door on the Red Sox in his return to Fenway Park, he had to retire two of his closest teammates from his days at Boston, Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz.

5/28/2013 |
Hanson is back after much-needed hiatusTommy Hanson, back with the Angels after a taking time to deal with the death of his step-brother, would be on five days' rest if he starts on Friday, though manager Mike Scioscia hasn't provided a specific date for his return to the rotation.

5/28/2013 |
Twins start fast, outlast Brewers in 14 inningsThe Twins hit three home runs for an early lead, and Eduardo Escobar delivered a sac fly in the 14th to erase Milwaukee's comeback bid and lock up the two-game set, 6-5, on Tuesday at Miller Park.

5/28/2013 |
Smoak's ailing oblique feeling 'much better'Manager Eric Wedge expects Justin Smoak, day to day with a strained oblique, to take batting practice Wednesday before the Mariners open a two-game series at San Diego.